Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Square-spot Deerfly

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Chrysops viduatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Square-spot Deerfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Calomyscidae	Tabanidae
Genus	Calomyscus	Chrysops
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Chrysops viduatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse and Square-spot Deerfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Square-spot Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Square-spot Deerfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Square-spot Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.